Episode Notes This week Luke and Joseph are joined by special guest Dave Jackson (Tales from the Backlog) to chat about the state of RPGs in 2024. Discussion includes how the hosts got into the genre, thrilling impressions of this year’s biggest titles and more! Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 2:01 - Ice Breaker Question: What qualifies as an RPG vs. a game with RPG elements? 8:38 - Our personal histories with RPGs. 24:03 - How have our tastes and perceptions of RPGs...

Episode Notes This week Jacob and Luke chat about their time with five fantastic fall indie releases including Neva developed by Nomada Studio, Europa developed by Helder Pinto, Chozabu (Alex PB), Pinball Spire developed by Apparition Games, Crypt Custodian developed by Kyle Thompson and Phoenix Springs - Calligram Studio. Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Icebreaker Question: What will be your #11 game of 2024? What game do you predict will just barely miss a spot...

This week, we prepare you for the spooky season with a trio of indie horror experiences. We have played Mouthwashing and are chomping to talk about it in-depth. Jacob also dives in on Grunn and Joseph talks about his experience playing Crow Country. Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Ice Breaker Question: "What’s a game that genuinely surprised you?" 8:50 - Mouthwashing Spoiler-Free Review 27:10 - Mouthwashing Spoilercast 53:55 - Crow Country Mini-Review 1:00:50...

Episode Notes This week the lads are chatting about their time playing Astro Bot, developed by Team ASOBI! The discussion starts with spoiler-free impressions and moves into the spoilercast. We can find timestamps below! Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 2:44 - Ice Breaker Question: What features make for a good platformer and what are your favorite games within the genre? 6:53 - Astro Bot Spoiler-Free Impressions 37:47 - Spoiler Discussion and Trivia Game: What That...

This week, the lads are coming to you live from PAX West 2024 in Seattle, Washington with a star studded cast of special guests from across the video game industry! Seat back, relax and get your Steam Wishlists ready as the crew unpacks their favorite games from PAX West 2024! Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Jill Grodt, EIC @ The Indie Informer & Trina Smith, Games Journalist @ Gamerheads Podcast 40:08 - Roger Reichardt, Games Journalist & Host @...

This week the lads are joined by special guest Dave Proctor (Mighty Yell) to chat about how the studio Mighty Yell came to be, reminisce about the Big Con and take a sneak peak into the development of their latest game All Systems Dance. Join us for a wonderful look into the art of game design with plenty of laughs along the way! Wishlist All Systems Dance and check out Mighty Yell’s other titles and merch! All Systems Dance: https://www.mightyyell.com/allsystemsdance/ A Knight in the...

This week, Jacob, Luke and Joseph are joined by Baron Jones from LV1 Gaming is here to get you ready for PAX West 2024! On this episode of the show, we will give you tips on packing and surviving the con, navigating the city of Seattle and tell you what you should see during PAX West 2024! Check out Baron's writing on LV1 Gaming! Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 3:30 - Our History with PAX 13:50 - Underrated Items to Pack 21:10 - General Tips 33:15 - Places to See in...

Episode Notes This week Jacob and Luke give their review of Thank Goodness You’re Here! developed by Coal Supper, Dungeons of Hinterberg developed by Microbird, Été developed by Impossible and Penny’s Big Breakaway developed by Evening Star. A big thanks to Popagenda for providing us with review codes for Été and Thank Goodness You’re Here! Find Jacob’s written reviews via the Gaming Brief below: Été Thank Goodness You’re Here! Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 -...

This week the lads discuss their favorite games of 2024 so far and give some recommendations of other new releases to check out! Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast Left Behind Game Club The LukeWarmGames Podcast Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast Video Game Trivia

This week Luke and Jacob unpack their favorite party and local multiplayer games from over the years. Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod Left Behind Game Club: @LeftBehindClub Video Game Trivia: @VG_Trivia The LukeWarmGames Podcast: @lukewarmgames

This week the lads give their thoughts on the current state of the video game industry. Discussion topics include studio closures/layoffs, the impact of acquisitions, the future of first party publishers and more. Tweet from Jacob Navok: https://x.com/jnavok/status/1793779717813723521?s=46 Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player...

This week the lads reunite to give their thoughts on the recent summer showcase season. Get your wishlists ready and settle in for a wide ranging discussion covering announcements of all shapes and sizes. Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod Left Behind...

Episode Notes This week Joseph and Luke discuss their time playing Another Crab’s Treasure, Manor Lords and Animal Well! Additional topics include a bit of industry analysis about the upcoming console generation and the ongoing debate of video games versus art. Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast:...

Episode Notes This week Luke and Joseph discuss open ended game design, how this design philosophy differs between the AAA and Indie spaces and their favorite examples from the past and present. Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod Left Behind Game...

Episode Notes This week Luke and Jacob give their review impressions on a wonderful quartet of recent indie releases including Buckshot Roulette, Mars After Midnight, Let's! Revolution! and Pepper Grinder. Thank you to Sandbox Strategies, popagenda and Stride PR for providing review codes for this episode. Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 2:40- Ice Breaker Question: What games are you hoping to pull out of your backlog this year? 10:53- Buckshot Roulette 14:47: Mars After Midnight 20:12- Let’s!...

This week, special guest Ngachacha joins Luke and Jacob to discuss remakes and remasters and which games need one! Support Ngachacha: Twitter | PlayStation Drive Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:10 Ice Breaker Question: "What Remake or Remasters Did You Played Last"? 9:30 What Makes A Good Remake or Remaster? 21:20 Building the List of the Top 15 Games That Need Remakes/Remasters 1:21:00 Outro Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper:...

This week, the Lads are joined by special guest CGDannyB to talk about their experiences at PAX East 2024 and Day of the Devs 2024! Remember to wishlist all the games you think sounded cool, it helps! Support CGDannyB: Twitter | Twitch | TikTok Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:30 PAX East 2024 Overall Impressions 6:30 Dustborn (Danny's Game of Show) 9:15 Let’s Revolution (Jacob's Game of Show) 14:25 Enter the Chronosphere (Joseph's Game of Show) 18:50 My Familiar (Luke's Game of Show) 21:00 Into...

This week, the Lads do a deep dive into one of their favourite video game studios: Double Fine Productions. Why? Because Jacob and Luke did a Double Fine bar crawl in SF! Timestamps: 0:00 Start 2:30 Ice Breaker Question: "What Makes Double Fine So Unique"? 8:00 The Double Fine Bar Crawl 17:05 Favourite Double Fine Games? Backlog Games from Double Fine? 26:30 What Games Do We Want Next from Double Fine? 31:00 Psych Odyssey 40:00 The Lasting Impact of Psych Odyssey 49:00 Outro Find us on...

Episode Notes This week the Lads are joined by special guest AJ McRae (Re:Direct) to discuss what they want to see in a Nintendo Switch 2 and build their list of the most essential games on the Nintendo Switch. Support AJ and Re:Direct- https://shop.watchredirect.com Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis AJ McRae: @AMcRaeJr Re:Direct: @watchredirect Check out our other...

Episode Notes This week, Luke and Jacob discuss their time playing Pacific Drive developed by Ironwood Studios and Ultros developed by Hadoque. A big thanks to the Kepler Interactive Team for providing review codes for our coverage. New episodes release every other Tuesday at 9am EST. Find us on twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos  Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Check out our other shows: The LukeWarmGames...

This week, the game lads are joined by the Indie Informer's Jill Grodt to talk about their 20 most anticipated indie games of 2024! Indie Informer: Website: https://the-indie-in-former.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Indie_Informer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheIndieInformer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theindieinformer Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Who is the Indie Informer? 5:30 - Ice Breaker Question: "What Indie Game Best Represents Your Personality and Style?" 10:30...

The Lads are joined once again by special guest Claire Helmberger (The LukeWarmGames Podcast) to finish out their discussion of the best games of the year in the Crossplay Conversations Best of 2023 Awards. Big thanks to Matt aka Stormageddon for narrating our best of 2023 video! Find timestamps for this episode below 0:00-Intro 1:39- Addendum To The Business Boy’s 2023 Bit of Bad Business 3:55- Best Visuals: Technical 15:56- Best Visuals: Art Direction 32:45- Best Character...

The Lads are joined by special guest Claire Helmberger (The LukeWarmGames Podcast) to discuss their favorite games of the year in the Crossplay Conversations Best of 2023 Awards. Tune in for our next episode where we reveal our official game of the year! Find Links to our previous GOTY Shows: 2022: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzspro... 2021: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzspro... Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper:...

The lads close out 2023 by unpacking their thoughts about the Game Awards and competing in a Quiz Show hosted by the Game Show Master Jacob McCourt! Find Links to our previous GOTY Shows: 2022: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/12006503-the-2022-lukewarmgame-awards-day-1 2021: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/9898683-the-2021-lukewarmgame-awards-part-1 Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper:...